Consolata Githinji’s autopsy has delivered a shocking turn in the case of the young university student who died after falling from a sixth-floor Airbnb in Kileleshwa. What many first heard as a possible suicide now looks very different after a detailed medical examination showed she suffered serious harm before the fall.
The 22-year-old student from Murang’a University had gone to Nairobi to meet a man she connected with online. Early reports suggested she jumped or fell on her own from the apartment building early one morning. But the post-mortem examination tells another story.
Family spokesperson Catherine Ngumbi shared the key findings with the media. She explained that Consolata Githinji had multiple broken bones, including her left hand and both legs. There were also clear marks of blunt force on her body and abrasions on the back of her head. One of her lungs had collapsed, which doctors link to violence that happened before she went over the edge.
These injuries do not match a simple fall from height according to the report. Instead, they suggest someone attacked her first, and then the drop from the building became the final cause of death.
The family has welcomed the new information even as it brings fresh pain. They want the full truth to come out so justice can be served for their daughter.
The main suspect in the matter is a 33-year-old man named Tony Odhiambo. He was with Consolata Githinji that night at the short-stay apartment. Police took him into custody soon after the incident, and he remains held at Kilimani Police Station.
Detectives have already secured a court order to keep him for ten more days while they dig deeper into what exactly took place inside that room. Some reports mention CCTV footage that has raised more questions about the timeline of events.
Consolata Githinji was in her final year at university and had just finished her exams. She also built a small following as an influencer, where she shared bits of her life and studies with young people online.
This case has stirred strong feelings. The fact that the initial narrative pointed to suicide made the situation even harder for the family until the autopsy results came through and changed the direction of the investigation.
Police now treat the death as a homicide. Officers from the homicide unit have taken over and returned to the Kaisa Garden apartments in Kileleshwa to gather more evidence.
They are looking closely at everything from witness statements to digital records that might show how the two met and what happened in the hours leading up to the fall. Tony Odhiambo has not yet entered a formal plea, but his remand gives investigators time to build a stronger case.
At the same time they push for accountability so no other family has to go through the same nightmare. Burial plans are underway, and her body is being kept at the Kenyatta University Funeral Home.
